Norwegian Brazilians

Norwegian Brazilians refer to Brazilians citizens who identify themselves as being of full or partial Norwegian ancestry, or people who emigrated from Norway and reside in Brazil.

Norwegian Brazilians

Norueguês-brasileiros Norsk-brasilianere
Total population
Unknown
Regions with significant populations
South Region and Southeast Region
Languages
Brazilian Portuguese Norwegian
Religion
Protestantism (especially Lutheranism) and Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Norwegians, Norwegian Americans, Norwegian Canadians, Norwegian Australians, Norwegian New Zealanders

Norwegian immigration to Brazil started at the end of the 19th century,[1][2] as well as several other waves of European immigration. The community of Norwegians and their descendants in Brazil is estimated to be the 3rd largest in the world,[2][1] being surpassed only by the Norwegian communities in the United States and Canada.[3][4]

Influences of the Norwegian community in Brazil can be found in Curitiba, home to the Alfredo Andersen Museum.[5] And, not far from there, waves of Norwegian and German immigrants were among the founders of the Colony Dona Francisca that originated the largest city in the state of Santa Catarina, Joinville, home to the Centreventos Cau Hansen.

In recent years, a few Norwegians and even Swedes have migrated to the littoral zone of the state of Rio Grande do Norte (mainly in Natal) and Ceará, attracted by the beaches and the tropical climate.[6]